46.17 MPCSection object

The MPCSection object defines the properties of a multi-point constraint section.

The MPCSection object is derived from the Section object.

Access

import section
mdb.models[name].sections[name]
import odbSection
session.odbs[name].sections[name]

46.17.1 MPCSection(...)

This method creates a MPCSection object.

Path

mdb.models[name].MPCSection
session.odbs[name].MPCSection

Required arguments

name

A String specifying the repository key.

mpcType

A SymbolicConstant specifying the MPC type of the section. Possible values are BEAM_MPC, ELBOW_MPC, PIN_MPC, LINK_MPC, TIE_MPC, and USER_DEFINED.

Optional arguments

userMode

A SymbolicConstant specifying the mode of the MPC when it is user-defined. Possible values are DOF_MODE and NODE_MODE. The default value is DOF_MODE.
The userMode argument applies only when mpcType=USER_DEFINED.

userType

An Int specifying to differentiate between different constraint types in a user-defined MPCSection. The default value is 0.
The userType argument applies only when mpcType=USER_DEFINED.

Return value

A MPCSection object.

Exceptions

RangeError and InvalidNameError.

46.17.2 Members

The MPCSection object has members with the same names and descriptions as the arguments to the MPCSection method.

46.17.3 Corresponding analysis keywords

*MPC